A Textbook of Agricultural Economics

A Textbook of Agricultural Economics has been written for B.Sc. (Agriculture), M.Sc. (Agriculture) and M.A. (Economics) of all Indian universities. It is also useful for research scholars, teachers, bankers, rural development workers and other agencies related with Indian agriculture. This book comprises of twenty-four chapters. Each chapter is saturated with much needed text and well-illustrated diagrams. About The Dr. C.B. Singh is working as a Senior lecturer in Bundelkhand University, Jhansi. He had done PG in Agricultural Economics, M.A. in Economics and Ph.D. from Agra University, Agra. Later on he did MBA with PGDFM from IGNOU, New Delhi. He has about twenty years of research and teaching experience. He has successfully operated major research funded by University Grant Commission, New Delhi. He is a pioneer worker in the field of Food policy, Commodity Marketing and Natural Resources and Business Environment, Micro Finance, and Small & Cottage Industries in the country. He has almost thirty research publications in the journals of National and International repute. He is guiding and managing many Postgraduate, M. Phil and Ph.D. students in this university. Dr. R.K. Singh obtained his Postgraduation and Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Agra University, Agra (currently known as Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra). He started his career from a research project sponsored by Agricultural Development Council, New York in the department of Agricultural Economics in July 1964. He joined RBS College, Bichpuri Agra, as an Assistant Professor from November 1966 and he was promoted as a Reader in 1983. He has 43 years of research, teaching and administrative experience. He is originating worker in the Production Economics & Farm Management, Agricultural Finance, Agricultural Marketing and Dairy Economics etc. He has almost 65 research pu